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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 不宜

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
不宜 bù yí - not suitable
- inadvisable
- inappropriate

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 8 15,819 5,237 3,812

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
- surname Yi
- proper
- should
- suitable
- appropriate

Other Words Containing 不宜

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
不宜 - 8 15,819 5,237 3,812
事不宜迟 - - 39,342 60,565 81,610